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Probably from a Middle English female name Diot, a pet form of Dionysia, the feminine form of Dionysius.
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Today it means: A surname transferred from the given name. Full definition →
Probably from a Middle English female name Diot, a pet form of Dionysia, the feminine form of Dionysius.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.